Entropy production by simple electrical circuits

TL;DR

This paper analyzes entropy production in simple electrical circuits, confirming it is minimized as per Prigogine's theorem, and refutes a recent claim that it is maximized.

Contribution

It provides a theoretical analysis demonstrating that entropy production in basic electrical circuits is minimized, countering recent conflicting claims.

Findings

Entropy production is minimized in R, RC, RL circuits.

Confirms Prigogine's theorem applies to electrical circuits.

Refutes recent claim of maximum entropy production.

Abstract

The entropy production by simple electrical circuits (R, RC, RL) is analyzed. It comes out that the entropy production is minimal, in agreement with a well known theorem due to Prigogine. In this way, it is wrong a recent result by Zupanovic, Juretic and Botric (Physica Review E 70, 056198) who claimed that the entropy production in simple electrical circuits is a maximum